Wiki source code of LPS8v2 LoRaWAN Indoor Gateway User Manual

Version 69.15 by Xiaoling on 2022/07/28 18:02

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11.1	16	= 1. Introduction =
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12.1	18	== 1.1 What is LPS8v2 ==
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44.1	23	The LPS8v2 is an (% style="color:green" %)open-source LoRaWAN Gateway(%%). It lets you bridge LoRa wireless network to an IP network via (% style="color:green" %)WiFi , Ethernet or Cellular Network(%%) (via Optional 4G module). The LoRa wireless allows users to send data and reach extremely long ranges at low data rates.
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44.1	27	The LPS8v2 is fully compatible with LoRaWAN protocol. It supports different kinds of LoRaWAN Network Connections such as: (% style="color:green" %)Semtech UDP Packet Forwarder, LoRaWAN Basic Station, ChirpStack MQTT Bridge(%%), and so on. This makes LPS8V2 work with most LoRaWAN platforms in the market.
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44.1	31	LPS8v2 also includes a (% style="color:green" %)built-in LoRaWAN Server and IoT server(%%), which provide the possibility for the system integrator to deploy the IoT service without cloud service or 3rd servers.
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43.1	35	Different countries use different LoRaWAN frequency bands. LPS8v2 has these bands pre-configured. Users can also customize the frequency bands to use in their own LoRa network.
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44.1	39	LPS8v2 supports (% style="color:green" %)remote management(%%). System Integrator can easy to remote monitor the gateway and maintain it.
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11.1	44	== 1.2 Specifications ==
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69.2	47	(% style="color:#037691" %)Hardware System:
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46.1	49	* CPU: Quad-core Cortex-A7 1.2Ghz
6.2	50	* RAM: 512MB
	51	* eMMC: 4GB
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69.2	54	(% style="color:#037691" %)Interface:
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	56	* 10M/100M RJ45 Ports x 1
45.1	57	* Multi-Channel LoRaWAN Wireless
43.1	58	* WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
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69.2	61	(% style="color:#037691" %)Operating Condition:
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	63	* Work Temperature: -20 ~~ 65°C
	64	* Storage Temperature: -20 ~~ 65°C
45.1	65	* Power Input: 5V, 2A, DC
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11.1	70	== 1.3 Features ==
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6.2	73	* Open Source Debian system
	74	* Managed by Web GUI, SSH via WAN or WiFi
45.1	75	* Remote Management
49.1	76	* Auto-provisioning for batch deployment and management
6.2	77	* LoRaWAN Gateway
	78	* 10 programmable parallel demodulation paths
26.1	79	* Pre-configured to support different LoRaWAN regional settings.
11.1	80	* Allow customizing LoRaWAN regional parameters.
45.1	81	* Different kinds of LoRaWAN Connections such as
	82	** Semtech UDP Packet Forwarder
	83	** LoRaWAN Basic Station
	84	** ChirpStack-Gateway-Bridge (MQTT)
69.2	85	* Built-in (% style="color:#037691" %)//The Things Network//(%%) local LoRaWAN server
	86	* Built-in (% style="color:#037691" %)//Node-Red// (%%)local Application server
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11.1	91	== 1.4 Block Diagram ==
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35.1	95	== 1.5 LED Indicators ==
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35.1	98	LPS8-V2 has totally four LEDs, They are:
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69.3	101	(% style="color:blue" %)//➢ Power LED//(%%)//: This RED LED will be solid if the device is properly powered//
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69.3	103	(% style="color:blue" %)//➢ LoRa LED//(%%)//: This RGB LED will blink GREEN when the LoRaWAN module starts or transmit a packet//
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69.3	105	(% style="color:blue" %)//➢ SYS LED//(%%)//: This RGB LED will show different colors in different states~://
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69.3	107	// ✓ SOLID BLUE: The device is alive with a LoRaWAN server connection.//
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69.3	109	// ✓ BLINKING BLUE: a) Device has internet connection but no LoRaWAN Connection. or b) Device is in booting stage, in this stage, it will BLINKING BLUE for several seconds and then with SOLID RED and BLINKING BLUE together//
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69.4	111	// ✓ SOLID RED: Device doesn't have an Internet connection.//
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69.3	113	(% style="color:blue" %)//➢ ETH LED//(%%)//: This LED shows the ETH interface connection status.//
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26.1	117	= 2. Quick Start =
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26.1	120	The LPS8-V2 supports network access via Ethernet or Wi-Fi connection and runs without a network.
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26.1	122	In most cases, the first thing you need to do is make the lps8-v2 accessible to the network.
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35.1	126	== 2.1 Connects to the network and accesses the gateway Web UI ==
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35.1	129	== 2.1.1 connect the network. ==
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35.1	131	=== ===
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69.4	133	=== (% style="color:blue" %)Method 1(%%): Connect via Ethernet with DHCP IP from the router ===
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35.1	137	Connect the LPS8-V2 Ethernet port to your router and LPS8 can obtain an IP address from your router. In the router's management portal, you should be able to find what IP address the router has assigned to the LPS8-V2.
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35.1	141	You can also use this IP to connect.
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69.4	148	=== (% style="color:blue" %)Method 2(%%): Connect via WiFi with DHCP IP from the router ===
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35.1	155	The LPS8-V2 has a fall-back IP address on its WAN port. you have to access the gateway Web-UI to configure the WiFi connection via the fallback IP address.
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69.4	160	(% style="color:#037691" %)Steps to connect via fallback IP:
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69.11	162	~1. Connect PC's Ethernet port to LPS8-V2's WAN port
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35.1	164	2. Configure PC's Ethernet port has IP: 172.31.255.253 and Netmask: 255.255.255.252
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	169	and then On the PC, use the IP address http:~/~/172.31.255.254 to access the LPS8-V2 via Web or Console.
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69.4	175	Fill in the WiFi information by checking the box and clicking (% style="color:red" %)Save&Apply
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35.1	182	Wi-Fi configuration successful
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26.1	192	== 2.2 The LPS8-V2 is registered and connected to The Things Network ==
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41.1	195	=== 2.2.1 Select your area frequency ===
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41.1	199	First, you need to set the frequency plan in LPS8-V2 to match the end node we use, so to receive the LoRaWAN packets from the LoRaWAN sensor.
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41.1	206	=== 2.2.2 Get the only gateway EUI ===
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41.1	209	Every LPS8-V2 has a unique gateway id. The ID can be found on LoRaWAN Semtech page:
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69.4	214	(% style="color:red" %)Note: Choose the cluster that corresponds to a specific Gateway server address
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41.1	217	➢ Europe 1: corresponding Gateway server address: eu1.cloud.thethings.network
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	219	➢ North America 1: corresponding Gateway server address: nam1.cloud.thethings.network
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	221	➢ Australia 1: corresponding Gateway server address: au1.cloud.thethings.network
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	223	➢ Legacy V2 Console: TTN v2 shuts down in December 2021
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	230	== 2.2.3 Register the gateway to The Things Network ==
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41.1	233	Login to The Things Network
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	235	[[https:~~/~~/console.cloud.thethings.network/>>https://console.cloud.thethings.network/]]
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41.1	238	Add the gateway
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15.1	247	= 3. Web Configure Pages =
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15.1	250	== 3.1 Home ==
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23.1	253	//Shows the system running status~://
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15.1	256	== 3.2 LoRa Settings ==
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23.1	259	=== 3.2.1 LoRa ~-~-> LoRa ===
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23.1	262	//This page shows the LoRa Radio Settings. There is a set of default frequency bands according to LoRaWAN protocol, and users can customize the band* as well.//
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23.1	264	//Different LPS8v2 hardware versions can support different frequency ranges~://
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23.1	266	* (% style="color:#0000ff" %)//868//(% style="color:black" %)//: valid frequency: 863Mhz ~~ 870Mhz. for bands EU868, RU864, IN865 or KZ865.//
	267	* (% style="color:#0000ff" %)//915//(% style="color:black" %)//: valid frequency: 902Mhz ~~ 928Mhz. for bands US915, AU915, AS923 or KR920//
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23.1	269	(% class="wikigeneratedid" %)
69.4	270	//After the user choose the frequency plan, the user can see the actual frequency is used by checking the page (% style="color:#037691" %)LogRead ~-~-> LoRa Log//
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69.5	277	(% style="color:red" %)//*Note : See this instruction for how to customize the frequency band: //(%%)//__[[How to customized LoRaWAN frequency band - DRAGINO>>url:http://8.211.40.43/xwiki/bin/view/Main/How%20to%20customized%20LoRaWAN%20frequency%20band/]]__//**
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	282	== 3.3 LoRaWAN Settings ==
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	285	=== 3.3.1 LoRaWAN ~-~-> LoRaWAN Semtech UDP ===
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	288	//This page is for the connection set up to a general LoRaWAN Network server such as [[TTN>>url:http://www.thethingsnetwork.org/]], [[ChirpStack>>url:https://www.chirpstack.io/]], etc.//
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23.1	294	=== 3.3.2 LoRaWAN ~-~-> LoRaWAN Basic Station ===
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23.1	303	Please see this instruction to know more detail and a demo for how to use of LoRaWAN Basic Station: __[[Use of LoRaWAN Basic Station - DRAGINO>>url:http://8.211.40.43/xwiki/bin/view/Main/Use%20of%20LoRaWAN%20Basic%20Station/]]__
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23.1	308	== 3.4 Network Settings ==
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23.1	318	=== 3.4.2 Network ~-~-> System Status ===
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23.1	325	=== 3.4.3 Network ~-~-> Firewall ===
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23.1	332	== 3.5 System ==
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	335	=== 3.5.1 System ~-~-> System Overview ===
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23.1	342	=== 3.5.2 System ~-~-> Backup/Restore ===
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60.1	349	= 4. Build-in LoRaWAN Network Server ~-~- The Things Network - Stack (TTN-V3) =
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69.5	352	The default factory version of LPS8-V2 is installed with the Built-in LoRaWAN Server: (% style="color:blue" %)The Things Network - Stack (Open Source 3.19 Version).
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69.5	354	You can access the gateway's built-in LNS server of The Things Network - Stack via the URL( (% style="background-color:yellow" %)__//http:~/~/<hostname>:8080 or http:~/~/<local-IPV4-address> //__(%%)) in your browser.
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69.5	357	Such as (% style="background-color:yellow" %)__//http:~/~/dragino-54ff12:8080 or http:~/~/<Local-IPV4-Address>//__
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60.1	360	Login account:
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69.5	362	User ID: (% style="background-color:yellow" %)admin(%%)
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69.5	364	Password: (% style="background-color:yellow" %)dragino(%%)
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69.5	371	(% style="color:red" %)**Note: A portion of the sample devices that were not installed with Node-Red.
	372	You can complete the installation manually with the following command.**
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67.1	376	(% class="box infomessage" %)
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69.14	379	(% style="background-color:#fcf8e3" %)cd /tmp && wget [[http:~~/~~/repo.dragino.com/release/tool/ttnstack/autoinstall_ttn-stack.sh>>http://repo.dragino.com/release/tool/ttnstack/autoinstall_ttn-stack.sh]]
69.13	380	chmod +x /tmp/autoinstall_ttn-stack.sh && /tmp/autoinstall_ttn-stack.sh ttn-stack
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60.1	386	= 5. Build-in Application Server ~-~- Node-Red =
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69.6	389	The default factory version of LPS8-V2 is installed with the built-in Applicant server: (% style="color:blue" %)Node-Red.
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69.6	391	You can access the gateway's built-in AS server of Node-Red via the URL((% style="background-color:yellow" %)__//http:~/~/<hostname>:8080 or http:~/~/<local-IPV4-address>//__(%%)) in your browser.
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69.6	394	Such as (% style="background-color:yellow" %)__//http:~/~/dragino-54ff12:8080 or [[http:~~/~~/<Local-IPV4-Address~>>>http://<Local-IPV4-Address>]]//__
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69.6	401	(% style="color:red" %)**Note: A portion of the sample devices that were not installed with Node-Red.
	402	You can complete the installation manually with the following command.**
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69.13	410	(% style="background-color:#fcf8e3" %)cd /tmp && wget http:~/~/repo.dragino.com/release/tool/nodered/autoinstall_nodered.sh
67.1	411	chmod +x /tmp/autoinstall_nodered.sh && /tmp/autoinstall_nodered.sh node-red
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23.1	419	(% style="color:inherit; font-family:inherit; font-size:29px" %)10. Supports
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	423	//If you are experiencing issues and can't solve them, you can send mail to [[support@dragino.com>>mailto:support@dragino.com]].//
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	427	//With your question as detailed as possible. We will reply and help you in the shortest.//
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50.1	431	= 11 Reference =
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52.1	434	* Install Tago Core: Refer Install Tago Core in LPS8v2 in[[ Instruction>>doc:Main.Tago\.IO.WebHome]].
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50.1	439	= 12. Order Info =
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42.1	442	(% style="color:#0000ff" %)LPS8v2-XXX-YYY
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14.1	444	(% style="color:#0000ff" %)XXX(% style="color:black" %): Frequency Band
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69.6	446	* (% style="color:red" %)AS923(%%): LoRaWAN AS923 band
	447	* (% style="color:red" %)AU915(%%): LoRaWAN AU915 band
	448	* (% style="color:red" %)EU868(%%): LoRaWAN EU868 band
	449	* (% style="color:red" %)KR920(%%): LoRaWAN KR920 band
	450	* (% style="color:red" %)US915(%%): LoRaWAN US915 band
	451	* (% style="color:red" %)IN865(%%): LoRaWAN IN865 band
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42.1	453	(% style="color:#0000ff" %)YYY(% style="color:black" %): 4G Cellular Option
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69.6	455	* (% style="color:red" %)E(%%): EMEA, Korea, Thailand, India.
	456	* (% style="color:red" %)A(%%): North America/ Rogers/AT&T/T-Mobile.
	457	* (% style="color:red" %)AU(%%): Latin America, New Zeland, Taiwan
	458	* (% style="color:red" %)J(%%): Japan, DOCOMO/SoftBank/ KDDI
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	460	More info about valid bands, please see [[EC25-E product page>>url:https://www.quectel.com/product/ec25.htm]].
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50.1	464	= 13. Manufacturer Info =
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8.1	467	Shenzhen Dragino Technology Development co. LTD
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	469	Room 202, Block B, BCT Incubation Bases (BaoChengTai), No.8 CaiYunRoad
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	471	LongCheng Street, LongGang District ; Shenzhen 518116,China
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50.1	475	= 14. FCC Warning =
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8.1	479	This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
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8.1	483	~-~- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
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8.1	487	~-~- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
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8.1	491	~-~- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
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8.1	495	~-~- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
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8.1	500	Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
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8.1	505	The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
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